Trick or Treat Canvas Tote Bags

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 1/8yd each quilting fabrics, 5 or 6
• Hot glue gun/glue gun sticks
• Scissors
• Pattern templates
• General sewing supplies
• Canvas tote bags
• Black embroidery floss
• Prym Dritz® Fray-Check Sealant
• EcoFi Plus Premium Felt, 9"x 12": Black, green
• 2/3yd orange felt
• Pipe cleaners
• Tailor's chalk

DIRECTIONS:

Trick or Treat Tote

1. Cut letters from templates. (Cut each letters from multiple fabrics; this will gives options of color/letter arrangements.)
2. Arrange letters as desired.
3. Use fray check according to directions along edges.
4. Pin and hand baste letters in place.
5. Top stitch close to the edge of each letter.
6. Blanket stitch around parts of some letters to add texture.

Pumpkin Tote

1. Cut according to templates.
2. Cut two 19" squares out of orange felt.
3. Round corners and cut a shallow V shape on one side, repeat on the opposite side, creating a pumpkin shape.
4. Sew the two pumpkin shapes close to outer edge.
5. With chalk, draw three curved lines similar to the template.
6. Stitch along marked lines.
7. Place eyes, mouth and nose. Pin and top stitch close to edges.
8. Stitch vines together along edges.
9. Glue on top of stem.
10. Glue to back, top of pumpkin.
11. Place on top of tote bag and pin.
12. Whipstitch along inside, making sure to only catch back layer of pumpkin.
13. Glue vines in spirals to top of pumpkin.